Author: Julia Burke
Julia Burke is an assistant editor at Free Inquiry and Skeptical Inquirer magazines and the managing editor of The American Rationalist.
The Meaning of the Message Hits Home
On July 24, 2011, my home state of New York became the sixth—and by far the largest—state to legalize same-sex marriage. The historic bill, called the Marriage Equality Act, was approved by a 33–29 vote in the State Senate amid a whirlwind of drama. After passing the State Assembly (as it did in 2007 and …